Operatives of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission have visited two mansions in Dubai allegedly belonging to a
former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.
The properties, located at E146 Emirates Hill
and J5 Emirates Hill, are said to be worth N7.1bn.
Emirates Hill, which has been described as
the Beverly Hills of the United Arab Emirates, is home to some of the richest
men in the world including billionaire Chairman of the Stallion Group, Sunil
Vaswani.
Others, who are Diezani’s neighbours, include
the immediate past Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, a former President
of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari and Robert Mugabe junior, the son of the
President of Zimbabwe and one of Africa’s longest serving leaders, President,
Robert Mugabe.
A source within the EFCC told correspondents
that the anti-graft agency was already applying for the forfeiture of the
properties through the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation.
If the commission is able to clear all legal
hurdles and ensure the final forfeiture of the property, it would bring the
total amount of cash and assets finally recovered from Diezani to $200m.
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